Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-21

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cal education; If thew employ them =
such branches OF industry as lead 10 ,b.;,
mental. moral and physical ruin, sursl.
n" more sacred du'y rests upon the Ns,y,
han 10 interfere aud project these rhi,Irss'
not only against EMPLOY era, but a,.;.s,,
their parents as well. Women for lug"
time, and even to dav, in many e,nn,,;s
OF the world. are regarded in the era :,
| the law as minors. and Legislation b,,
terfered TO protect them. fixing The nil:
mum period of labor within any ono d.r
in any line in which they may be perm;,,aI
to work. To those v h0 maintain tb,, nv
tory laws interfere 10 an unwarr,n,,hlo.
tent with the rights of contract. and ,hs,
adult men and women know wha, IA e."
their interest better than any set If l,w
givers. it may be reioiHed that il NAB.
no difference how cl arly man kno,..
what j. tor his interest, Iii crcuns,,nca.
compel him 10 close with any eon,r,s,
| offered him, which is the case of thu or,I
nary LIB pre-. A laborer in se,r,h ~
work. and needing it, in order to earn Ri.
next meal, is III no condition to r,oura
his employee 10 say that his workshnn i
| healthy ar safe. or to indicate term. on
Factory legislation is iusliie, as fai,
response TO Il demand tor protection on Tho
part of the helpless classes OF :he com.
munity, and IL AN essenti Il movement in
the interests IF society as a whole.r
Anable writer says, 1T goes wihnu, saw.
ing that. in IA state of iclety in which tho
children froma young age are sen, into tho
factories from day ligh ill dark in which
Inc mothers from time OF delivery work al
dav and half the night in the same places.
in which the f,thrr- either do the same
or idle away their lia We. u ing on the nro.
coed, OF he labor OF heir wives and chill.
dren; that in such n 5, set here ga, he m
home life. no care sud n" re Of children
no education. no mera ~ health-ina
word none otlhe conduit .cssarv totha
development of the int! r. I ellizen, or
to the welfare of the FIRE l,~ De-. Practical
statesmen and philanth y saw clearly
that something must be Y c0unterae,
the agencies which we ~ RAPIDLY
aud surely the foundation q fmily lite
reversing the relations Of p; I nd child.
| husband and wife, and red = u classes
Of population To a condil .u uIle re-
moved II ON barbariSm"
Thus began the work. I made
good progress, but much { liins to
| he done. Let it not be sal a. Ie State
of Maine shall refuse to ia 70 in thi,
grand work. 1t is we'll for lr ate, itis
well for this country, that Il y ige earn.
ers themselves are taking th questions
under consideration; and tn. t'gis'alion
will not rest until everythin las been
done that the wisdom of man n devise
to better the condition If H., labo,ing
man, and add TO the INTEL gene and hap
| piueSs of the citizen. IL is iist such
| legislation as this that dislingui, les civil
ization from birbari>m, Tor ilFre arc
nobler ends than the mere accu mutation
of property. The dav has gonu by for
The CAPT alist to seek anything but she very
best condition # those whom he emp0ys.
Capital and labor must 90 hand in hand.
tor capital is but accumul ,ted labor, and
the capitalist has learned this lesson, that
he who projects. guards and cares fur his
emplove receives from him in return tho
best labor 1t is for the inter , 4 tho
manufacturers of this State to have this
whole question placed upon ar9'R plane;
ii is for their interest IT, have We wage
Garner perfectly satisfied wit his con-
dtion, because it is true that lder OUR
system of government The ind Isl 'i"us a.
| borer of to-day becomes the Ilcces III
manufacturer of tomorrow.
. Abraham Lincoln, when spe on
this question. and refining III 3 9, mt
that whoever is once hire, ne is
! fixed in that CONDITION Tor life or
is there any such hing rs 4 # De-
ing fixed for life IN the col a
hired lab nrer. Many inGrT len
EVERYWHERE IN these states e" ars
back IN tne'r live' were MI ap 10
me prudent pehnilcSN peg Ia 'us
worid Iaonrs Tor wages
SURPLUS with wh'co |" buy anu
Tor himself men ltuofS on @
count another while ah'l at I r5'
another new beginner t" be' '' IA"
lsa Just. generous a"d pr"Sl Ssen
| wh'ch OPP rs me way |" all '"P" y"
all, ana consequently energy ' r's,G',
ana IMPROVEMENT ct c"hn " AT
what man was ever mo $PSu,u'
illustration ot the 'ruth q. 'ur t,
mentS than Abraham Ian n'm'sn,
Every large manufacturing '' ''s"nio"'
IN the United States teSl Ines M ru.s
or these words OF wisdom I''r'l ny W.
Lincoln. tor there IS scarce hs'nulaS'
turing establishment IN WI c. 40 10 pr.
sons VINO were originally ''' rnA oa
lnthe business DO not no" ~ rii'enu'